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Going Vegan - One Week In

I've had issues with weight gain for over 11 years. It started around the time I had my gallbladder removed in 2008. The surgeon dismissed me without so much as giving me a pamphlet on necessary dietary changes, so I made none. I didn't know what a gallbladder did (other than cause me pain) so I didn't comprehend what a body without one couldn't do. My diet at that time consisted of a lot of convenience foods; I was, after all, working at a convenience store at the time. I'd nibble on junk while at work and come home to a fast-food dinner. I didn't realize that the high-fat content wouldn't be processed properly by my body, and I didn't start really noticing how much weight I was gaining until the downward spiral had been activated. Around the same time, my working conditions changed and I became much more sedentary. I've never been very health-motivated, so I didn't take any initiative to add exercise or a more rigid diet to my routine. (I r...
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She Rages

So, here's the thing: I'm really sick of trying to find The One identity I can claim as my own. I've gone on a renaming kick since I realized I could change my Twitter handle. And so in the past two (?) months, I've changed my name three times. I think I'm done now. (Maybe?) Really, can there ever be too much justified rage in this world? I've been angry for as long as I can remember. Literally. Hell, I probably could have benefitted from anger management at one point (looking at you, violent mini-V). I'm sick and fed up, tired of being mistreated, ignored, and treated like garbage, usually as a direct result of my intersecting identities. I'm Queer, disabled, neurodivergent, something sort of like an Atheopagan (re: Witch who occasionally tries her hand at belief). I'm a survivor and a victim. I control my own narrative but I'm not responsible for the things that have been done to me. I have C-PTSD and other psychiatric vulnerabilities. I'v...
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